Insider: Ranking NBA Teams by Tiers

As we prepare for the first full slate of games of the NBA season, let's take stock of where each team's roster stands at the outset of the 2013-14 campaign. These are the final offseason projections from ATH, my team projection system based on athletic indicators, aging patterns and trait matching for coaches and players. All transactions and injury news to date are accounted for.
The win totals you see in parentheses after each team reflect a baseline from ATH that....